Dust off the No. 3 jersey. Allen Iverson is with the Philadelphia 76ers again.

Iverson, 34, signed a free- agent contract with Philadelphia on Wednesday, three years after their acrimonious split led to his trade and seemingly ended any chance of his return. Iverson’s brief retirement is over and he’s expected to make his debut Monday at home against Denver.

Iverson, nicknamed “The Answer,” his agent and business manager met with team president Ed Stefanski, coach Eddie Jordan and two other members of the organization Monday to talk about returning.

Sixers VP of business operations Lara Price declined to say how many tickets were purchased for Monday’s homecoming, but said, “We have seen a big jump in ticket sales as a result of today’s announcement.”

Cavaliers

Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, , set a Cleveland record Wednesday for games played by playing in his 724th game. It moved him past former teammate and current Cleveland general manager Danny Ferry for the most games by a Cavaliers player.

Ilgauskas, a first-round pick in 1996, had major reconstructive surgeries in both feet during his first five seasons in the NBA.

whose career nearly ended because of severe foot injuries After saying at last year’s slam-dunk contest in Phoenix that he planned to take part in the 2010 festivities in Dallas, LeBron James now says he’s “50-50” about taking part.

So why has he changed his mind?

“I was excited,” he said. “When I said it, I was very excited about doing it. I was there at the event and you get caught up in it a little bit.”